the triangle
Not exactly juggling, but somewhere in the neighbourhood. Some people have trouble walking and chewing gum at the same time. I suspect this guy can walk, chew gum and do…
2013
the triangle
Not exactly juggling, but somewhere in the neighbourhood. Some people have trouble walking and chewing gum at the same time. I suspect this guy can walk, chew gum and do…
the triangle
Not exactly juggling, but somewhere in the neighbourhood. Some people have trouble walking and chewing gum at the same time. I suspect this guy can walk, chew gum and do…
Harper Sticks Taxpayers With Huge Hotel Bill !!!
Oh no. Not ANOTHER sordid Con scandal. How many more can we endure, how much longer can Stephen Harper keep debasing himself, shaming us in the eyes of the world?…
Gallows humor
As the United States teeters on the cliff of debt limit default, for no reason other than that a bunch of stupid Republicans can’t lead and don’t follow and won’t…
Where will all the scientists go?
In a new book about the Northern Gateway pipeline proposal, The Oil Man and the Sea, author Arno Kopecky relates his attempt to interview Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO)…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Costumed cats.
On Regulating Smoking for Youth
Letter to the Editor in the Record today. It’s hard for me to stick to 200 words! Make it illegal for teenagers to smoke RE: Ontario bans youth from tanning…
CALLING ALL ARMS TO THE MARSH!
Paul Fletcher-Somenos Marsh Society by Paul Fletcher The Somenos Marsh Wildlife Society is hosting an event next Saturday October 19 at 1pm at Somenos Marsh. We are hoping to get…
Clark, Redford getting closer on Enbridge, energy export plans?
B.C. Premier Christy Clark and Alberta’s Alison Redford (photo: Dan Riedhuber/Reuters) VICTORIA – British Columbia Premier Christy Clark and Alberta’s Alison Redford have appointed a team of senior bureaucrats to…
Montreal City Council (and election)
I decided to take on the task of figuring out what the heck is up in Montreal. Not an easy thing to do by any means. I compared each seat…
Tuesday Afternoon Links
Assorted content to end your day. – Bloomberg reminds us of the nest egg Norway has built up by taking ownership of its own natural resources (and the consensus among…
Why Anna’s going to Washington
Tuesday, October 15, 2013 Recently we asked our readers to write to the Commission on Environmental Cooperation (CEC) to talk about their concerns with the Canadian government’s actions in dismantling…
Brian is back on the road / Brian est de retour sur la route!
After a very successful fundraiser in Vancouver, and after spending some time with his family, Brian is back on the road again. I thought I’d share this update with you…
What the heck is CivicCamp?
Who’s behind these pencils? Where do pencils get their funding from? Pencils are nothing but a left-wing propaganda machine. One pencil wrote in cursive once so all pencils obviously can…
He Called Himself a Journalist – UPDATED
The Independent got a black eye today from a former editor who shamelessly confessed to being an authoritarian. Blackhurst, in explaining why he would never have allowed his newspaper to…
How to make a bad telecom situation even worse
As we all know, Canada’s telecoms market is a mess – just three giant conglomerates control over 93% of the cell phone market, and this lack of choice means Canadians…
On Living Wage, Minimum Income and Corporate Feudalism
I have ranted on this blog in the past about Corporate Feudalism and how this is resulting in larger and larger corporations which end up abusing their employees – usually…
North Dakota fracked oil spill one of nation’s largest ever
photo: Neal Lauron/Greenpeace Read this Oct. 10 story from DeSmogBlog.com on a North Dakota fracked oil spill of close to a million gallons, exacerbated by the ongoing US Government shutdown.…
BC Budget hides $100 Billion, forces citizens to shoulder debt burden
As the Liberal Government compiles the 2014 BC Budget, it is ignoring warnings of exploding capital borrowing, hiding $100 Billion in taxpayer liabilities, and forcing the province’s least fortunate citizens…